Grants and Gifts

• Southern University, the historically black educational institution in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, received a $35,000 grant from the Boeing Company that will be used to fund scholarships in the College of Business, the College of Engineering, and the department of computer science.

• The Community College of Philadelphia was awarded a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish the Center for Male Engagement, a program designed to increase the success of black men in college.

• Jackson State University, the historically black educational institution in Mississippi, received a $636,136 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant will be used to create an uninterrupted power system for the university’s information technology hub.

• South Carolina State University, the historically black educational institution in Orangeburg, received a $13 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development. The grant money will fund a program to develop and produce textbooks for school students in Tanzania. The grant is the largest ever received by the university.

The medical school at the University of Minnesota received a $6.24 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund the creation of a Center for Excellence in Health Disparities Research, Engagement and Training.

• Xavier University, the historically black educational institution in New Orleans, received a $3 million grant to be shared with New York University from the National Science Foundation. The two universities will collaborate in a program to increase the number of minority students in the field of materials science.